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- Jul 17, 2006
Having exhausted my supply of CS meal reviews (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1263840), I'm ready to relive my TS experiences (all good).
My rating scale for the TS meals is:
= just ok, good but not great
= great, enjoyable
= fantastic, a stand-out
(none of my TS restaurants deserved the = icky rating)
We arrived in Orlando on a Saturday and stayed off-site for two nights. That didn't stop us from taking in a Disney restaurant, though. Having a college football fan or two in our party (DH and, well, ok, I'll admit it...ME), and seeing as ESPN picked DH's college to be the Game Day site, we just HAD to check out the ESPN Zone at Boardwalk.
For the most part, this was a perfect experience for our family. Usually if we have to go out to watch a game (because it is on a cable station that we don't get at home), we're in a smoky sports-bar - we're gasping for air - and the kids are bored stiff after we eat. I'll have to take them home and let DH walk (we have a place near our house) - and end up missing almost the entire game.
Well at the ESPN Zone those issues are non-issues! No smoking (yay for us -- I know smokers aren't fond of that) and, with the arcade attached to it and the Boardwalk right outside, I can keep the kids entertained AND pop in to check the score. PERFECT.
The only thing that kept the night from being entirely perfect was that it was the first night of the World Series. Originally, we were told that our game would be on the big screen, but the screen would be split to show the baseball game as well. No problem. Until they announced (after taking a "poll") that they would put the audio from the baseball game out there as well (instead of the audio from the football game). That wasn't too great for us. I enjoy watching football, but when there are flags or players down, I want to HEAR what the commentators say about it. DH was bummed but ended up enjoying himself anyway.
Now - the food:
We ordered a pitcher of beer to start with while we mulled the menu. DH ordered the pulled pork sandwich, I got the bacon blue-cheese burger, DS got the kids sliders (mini-burgers) and DD got the kids hotdog - both ordered fruit as their side. Our server (don't remember her name, eastern European-ish, though) was not overly helpful or eager. She seemed worn out. She didn't ask what DS wanted on his burger (he likes his burger all-the-way) and brought it out completely plain. She disappeared quite often for long periods. It took quite awhile to get his toppings - and when we did, it was ONE slice of tomato (for two little burgers) and a leaf of lettuce. Not exactly generous.
DH's pork sandwich was delicious. He loved it. My burger was good and cooked just how I like it; I was willing to try the blue-cheese on my burger (the waitress asked if I wanted to change to a different cheese, but I declined) and it was good...up to a point. But the flavor was very strong and I had way more than I wanted. I ended up scraping off most of the blue cheese. I probably wouldn't order it like that again, but I was glad to have tried it.
DS enjoyed his burgers - but filled up pretty quickly on the fruit (while waiting for his lettuce and tomato) and ended up leaving most of the bread. DD wolfed down her hot dog and SOME of her fruit, then helped herself to my fries.
I left before the bill came to take the kids out to the board walk so I couldn't tell ya what the tab was.
Rating:
Food: (plus)
Service:
Atmosphere:
Next up: BOMA for breakfast!
Tracie
Princess Storybook Breakfast - Page 2
My rating scale for the TS meals is:
= just ok, good but not great
= great, enjoyable
= fantastic, a stand-out
(none of my TS restaurants deserved the = icky rating)
We arrived in Orlando on a Saturday and stayed off-site for two nights. That didn't stop us from taking in a Disney restaurant, though. Having a college football fan or two in our party (DH and, well, ok, I'll admit it...ME), and seeing as ESPN picked DH's college to be the Game Day site, we just HAD to check out the ESPN Zone at Boardwalk.
For the most part, this was a perfect experience for our family. Usually if we have to go out to watch a game (because it is on a cable station that we don't get at home), we're in a smoky sports-bar - we're gasping for air - and the kids are bored stiff after we eat. I'll have to take them home and let DH walk (we have a place near our house) - and end up missing almost the entire game.
Well at the ESPN Zone those issues are non-issues! No smoking (yay for us -- I know smokers aren't fond of that) and, with the arcade attached to it and the Boardwalk right outside, I can keep the kids entertained AND pop in to check the score. PERFECT.
The only thing that kept the night from being entirely perfect was that it was the first night of the World Series. Originally, we were told that our game would be on the big screen, but the screen would be split to show the baseball game as well. No problem. Until they announced (after taking a "poll") that they would put the audio from the baseball game out there as well (instead of the audio from the football game). That wasn't too great for us. I enjoy watching football, but when there are flags or players down, I want to HEAR what the commentators say about it. DH was bummed but ended up enjoying himself anyway.
Now - the food:
We ordered a pitcher of beer to start with while we mulled the menu. DH ordered the pulled pork sandwich, I got the bacon blue-cheese burger, DS got the kids sliders (mini-burgers) and DD got the kids hotdog - both ordered fruit as their side. Our server (don't remember her name, eastern European-ish, though) was not overly helpful or eager. She seemed worn out. She didn't ask what DS wanted on his burger (he likes his burger all-the-way) and brought it out completely plain. She disappeared quite often for long periods. It took quite awhile to get his toppings - and when we did, it was ONE slice of tomato (for two little burgers) and a leaf of lettuce. Not exactly generous.
DH's pork sandwich was delicious. He loved it. My burger was good and cooked just how I like it; I was willing to try the blue-cheese on my burger (the waitress asked if I wanted to change to a different cheese, but I declined) and it was good...up to a point. But the flavor was very strong and I had way more than I wanted. I ended up scraping off most of the blue cheese. I probably wouldn't order it like that again, but I was glad to have tried it.
DS enjoyed his burgers - but filled up pretty quickly on the fruit (while waiting for his lettuce and tomato) and ended up leaving most of the bread. DD wolfed down her hot dog and SOME of her fruit, then helped herself to my fries.
I left before the bill came to take the kids out to the board walk so I couldn't tell ya what the tab was.
Rating:
Food: (plus)
Service:
Atmosphere:
Next up: BOMA for breakfast!
Tracie
Princess Storybook Breakfast - Page 2